You can also obtain nonkeyboard characters by making sure your numlock key is on, then holding down the alt key while entering 0 followed by the number of the character on the numeric keypad. For example, to get the em dash, simply hold down the alt key and enter 0151 on your numpad. The advantage of this method is that it is nonapplication specific, so you don't have to remember how to do it in the particular application you're using.
Evan----- Original Message ----- From: "Christina" <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 11:11 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: non keyboard character help please
That's a neat trick, Mayrie.This symbol can also be put into the search and replace box by typing in ^ (shift and the 6 key simultaneously) and then aplus sign. Christina----- Original Message ----- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:35 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: non keyboard character help please Hi Tracy,You can simply copy that symbol to your clipboard and paste it into the findbox of the find and replace dialogue and replace with whatever you want toreplace it with. If you want to find the symbol and don't have one to copy,you can press the Jaws insert key and the number 4 in the number row which will bring up a list of characters listed in alphabetical order. When inthis list, pressing enter will put the character which you hit enter on intoyour document. From there, you can search on it in any way you like. Hope that helps. Mayrie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 6:12 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: non keyboard character help pleaseWhen I need to replace the MDash, I go to the replace dialog, control-h, tab to "more", hit enter, then tab to "special" and arrow down until I find thecharacter I want. Then I hit enter, tab to the "replace with"and put what I want to replace it with. Then, if I feel really confident, Igo to "replace all" and let it rip. The "special" list has a couple kinds of dashes, tabs, column breaks...all kinds of things you might wish to find or replace. What I want to know is, how do I find the symbol Jaws reads as "degrees"? TracyI think this is what you are looking for. - Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: Julia To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 8:51 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] non keyboard character help please Hi List. I'm working on a book and I need to know how to make a long dash, in order to replace it with two dashes. I got some of them when proofing but I forgot to replace them for part of the book. Kellie gave me this great file that has nonkeyboard characters in it, and I think the long dash is one of them, but now jaws twelve won'treadsome of them. Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks, JuliaTo unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list ofavailable commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itselfin the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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